Last December I wrote out the following goals for myself/my family this year:

*Increase 401k contribution by at least 1-2%. We did this.

*Increase ING monthly transfers by $25 (went in and increased by $10 for January) Did this.

*Keep dining out expenses under $160/month on average - move any money saved to ING each month This looks like it was about $175 per month so far this year.

*Keep grocery spending under $300/month on average - move any money saved to ING each month This looks about $360 per month so far. **

*Launch new business by 4/1/06 done

*Increase tutoring and homeschooling adsense revenues - need more new content and link exchanges done

*Update advertising options at DivaTribe - better bang for the buck for advertisers, steadier revenue stream for DT
done

So the food continues to be a goal to work on. I love the irony that someone who once dealt with an eating disorder continues to deal with food in a somewhat confrontational way. Maybe it's not all that ironic, I don't know.

**I think some of the grocery spending is skewed because in Quicken, if it was a Vons or Trader Joe's purchase, I categorize it as "grocery" even if it had household items, dog food, etc. I've been more careful the last few months about breaking down my receipts, so next year my figures ought to be more accurate.

Ultimately, I need to look at net worth 12/31/05 and 12/31/06 and see where we're at. I know we'll be doing better retirement-wise. It's the liquid and semi-liquid savings I'll be looking at.